Octagonal bezel seal with nasta‘liq inscription, spiral, and floral decoration
Details
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Title
Octagonal bezel seal with nasta‘liq inscription, spiral, and floral decoration
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Associated place
Iran (possible) (possible place of creation) -
Date
1864 - 1865 (AH 1281) -
Material and technique
cornelian, cut and incised
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Object type
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Dimensions
1.2 x 1.3 x 0.25 cm (height x width x depth) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Presented by Iain C. G. Campbell, 1980.
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Museum location
Museum department
Eastern Art
Accession no.
EA1980.18
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Catalogue text
Cornelian; bezel, unbevelled; rectangular with cut angles; back angle strongly cut. Two lines of cursive script (nasta`līq). A date beneath.
(1) Object of the favour of God مظهر لطف الهى
(2) Ramaḍān رمضان
1281/1864-5 ١ ١٢٨
On the ground there is one spiral with some small short strokes and some schematic flower heads. One, in places two, lines follow the shape of the gem.In: Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986)
Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 2.2.28 on p. 27, pl. I.2.2.28
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